Display device and operating method thereof

Abstract

Provided are a display device and an operating method thereof. A first display device controls a communication interface to transmit a request to execute a game application to a game server and receive a game screen according to the execution of the game application from the game server, controls a display to display the game screen, controls the communication interface to transmit the game screen to a second display device corresponding to a second user by communicating with the second display device according to an input of designating the second user, receives a control signal for controlling the game application from the second display device, and transmits the received control signal to the game server for the game server to control the game application, based on the control signal, and receives a game screen corresponding to a result of controlling the game application from the game server.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A first display device comprising:
 a communication interface, comprising communication circuitry;   a memory storing one or more instructions; and   at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory, at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, configured to:   control the communication interface to transmit a request to execute a game application to a game server and receive a game screen according to the execution of the game application from the game server;   control a display to display the game screen;   control the communication interface to, according to an input designating a second user, transmit the game screen to a second display device corresponding to the second user by communicating with the second display device;   receive a control signal for controlling the game application from the second display device; and   control the communication interface to transmit the received control signal to the game server for the game server to control the game application, based on the control signal, and receive a game screen corresponding to a result of the controlling the game application from the game server.   
     
     
         2 . The first display device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to:
 provide a graphical user interface including an invitation function enabling designation of the second user; and   display an authentication number generated according to an input of selecting the invitation function.   
     
     
         3 . The first display device of  claim 2 , wherein at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to provide the graphical user interface to a quick panel output according to reception of a specified key input. 
     
     
         4 . The first display device of  claim 3 , wherein at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to:
 receive, from a service server, a friend list including the second user corresponding to the second display device configured to join using the generated authentication number; and   control the display to display the friend list received from the service server.   
     
     
         5 . The first display device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to:
 provide a graphical user interface including a friend list; and   receive the input designating the second user by receiving an input of selecting the second user included in the friend list provided on the graphical user interface.   
     
     
         6 . The first display device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to:
 perform communication with the second display device through the service server;   transmit the game screen to the second display device through the service server; and   receive the control signal from the second display device through the service server.   
     
     
         7 . The first display device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to:
 control the communication interface to perform a direct communication connection with the second display device; and   control the communication interface to directly transmit the game screen to the second display device and directly receive the control signal from the second display device.   
     
     
         8 . The first display device of  claim 7 , wherein at least one processor is individually and/or collectively, configured to:
 identify whether a format of a control signal received from the second display device is compatible with a format of a control signal of the first display device;   control the communication interface to transmit the control signal of the second display device as is to the game server, based on identifying that the format of the control signal of the second display device is compatible with the format of the control signal of the first display device; and   convert the format of the control signal of the second display device into the format of the control signal of the first display device and control the communication interface to transmit the format-converted control signal to the game server, based on identifying that the format of the control signal of the second display device is not compatible with the format of the control signal of the first display device.   
     
     
         9 . The first display device of  claim 1 , wherein at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to configure the graphical user interface to include a chatting function enabling voice chatting or video chatting with the second user. 
     
     
         10 . A method of operating a first display device, the method comprising:
 receiving, from a game server, a game screen according to execution of a game application, in response to a request to execute the game application being transmitted to the game server;   displaying the game screen;   transmitting the game screen to a second display device corresponding to the second user by communicating with the second display device, according to an input designating the second user;   receiving a control signal for controlling the game application from the second display device; and   transmitting the received control signal to the game server for the game server to control the game application, based on the control signal, and receiving a game screen corresponding to a result of controlling the game application from the game server.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising:
 providing a graphical user interface including an invitation function enabling designation of the second user; and 
 displaying an authentication number generated according to an input of selecting the invitation function. 
 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising providing the graphical user interface to a quick panel output according to reception of a specified key input. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 receiving, from a service server, a friend list including the second user corresponding to the second display device that joins in using the generated authentication number; and   displaying the friend list received from the service server.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 providing a graphical user interface including a friend list; and   receiving the input of designating the second user by receiving an input of selecting the second user included in the friend list provided on the graphical user interface.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 performing communication with the second display device through the service server;   transmitting the game screen to the second display device through the service server; and   receiving the control signal from the second display device through the service server.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 performing a direct communication connection with the second display device; and   directly transmitting the game screen to the second display device and directly receiving the control signal from the second display device.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 identifying whether a format of a control signal received from the second display device is compatible with a format of a control signal of the first display device;   transmitting the control signal of the second display device as is to the game server, based on identifying that the format of the control signal of the second display device is compatible with the format of the control signal of the first display device; and   converting the format of the control signal of the second display device into the format of the control signal of the first display device and transmitting the format-converted control signal to the game server, based on identifying that the format of the control signal of the second display device is not compatible with the format of the control signal of the first display device.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising configuring the graphical user interface to include a chatting function enabling voice chatting or video chatting with the second user. 
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon one or more instructions executable by a processor of a display device to implement an operating method of a first display device, wherein the operating method comprises:
 receiving, from a game server, a game screen according to execution of a game application, in response to a request to execute the game application being transmitted to the game server;   displaying the game screen;   transmitting the game screen to a second display device corresponding to the second user by communicating with the second display device, according to an input designating the second user;   receiving a control signal for controlling the game application from the second display device; and   transmitting the received control signal to the game server for the game server to control the game application, based on the control signal, and receiving a game screen corresponding to a result of controlling the game application from the game server.